Q: Is 55,170,675 a Composite Number?

Why is 55,170,675 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 55,170,675 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 23 25 35 45 63 69 75 105 115 161 175 207 225 315 345 483 525 575 805 1,035 1,449 1,523 1,575 1,725 2,415 4,025 4,569 5,175 7,245 7,615 10,661 12,075 13,707 22,845 31,983 35,029 36,225 38,075 53,305 68,535 95,949 105,087 114,225 159,915 175,145 245,203 266,525 315,261 342,675 479,745 525,435 735,609 799,575 875,725 1,226,015 1,576,305 2,206,827 2,398,725 2,627,175 3,678,045 6,130,075 7,881,525 11,034,135 18,390,225 and 55,170,675, with no remainder.

Since 55,170,675 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,170,675, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).